Carrie Furnace Stack

Today a few of us rented the Carrie Furnace so we’d have the place to ourselves to get access to photograph this great place.  It is the last remaining blast furnace left in the Pittsburgh area from the steel industry that has been gone for a long time.  It was originally part of the Homestead Steel Works.  It was built in 1884 and closed in 1982.  Back in the day, it produced over 1,000 tons of iron per day that was sent across the hot metal bridge to another plant that turned it into steel.  This photo is on the backside of the plant looking up at some of the metal structure.

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Redwood Trees

I realize this isn’t a technically perfect photograph.  The “Pure-ist” would rip this photo apart and tell me all the problems with it.  But I don’t care.  There is something about this photo that just makes me happy.  I think it reminds me of the actual experience of standing there in Muir Woods National Park looking up at these huge, majestic trees.  It was so peaceful with the sun shining through……  Or maybe I’ve just been working too hard and my mind has turned to jello.  Regardless, I like it.

David McCullough Bridge

I had a great photo walk this week with David and Brad Truxell.  We started at the 31st Street Bridge, but quickly moved down to the 16th Street Bridge (also called the David McCullough Bridge).  We spent 90% of our time on the 16th Street Bridge taking photos of it and the city from every angle. 

So tonight’s photo is a close up of the 16th Street Bridge steel work at the base of the giant arch.  This was one of the first photos I took at that bridge.  It was also the first one I processed.  I just had an idea that I’d like it.  Guess what?  I do. 

The David McCullough Bridge is a through arch bridge that spans the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.  It was built in 1922 and spans 1,900 feet.  It was added to the list of National Register of Historic Places in 1979.  By the way, David McCullough was a native historian, author and commentator.    

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Independence Day

In the United States, it is Independence Day.  We celebrate the 4th of July every year with parades, flags, barbeques, family and lots of fireworks.  I took these pictures tonight in Canonsburg PA.  I probably should have gone into Pittsburgh for the big show, but I got lazy.  Regardless, Canonsburg put on a nice show.

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